Probe storage device
US7133322B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B9/149
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A probe storage device includes an array of memory storage locations, an array of probes proximate to the array of memory storage locations, and a data density controller coupled to the array of probes. Each probe of the array of probes has a distal tip that is positioned within close proximity to a memory storage location. The probes are movable relative to the array of memory storage locations. The data density controller optionally groups the probes into at least one subset of probes. Each probe of a subset interacts identically and contemporaneously with a corresponding subset of memory storage locations.
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